Loom-seat.



Patelted lune I9, |900.V J. B. BLTO'N;

LOOMl "SEAT.A

(Application led Feb. 10, 1900.)

A(No Model.)

UNITED STATES e PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-1N B. BOLTON, OF NEW' BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGN OR OF" ONE-HALF TO ALEXANDER D. ASTLEY, OF SAME PLACE.

LOOMSAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 651,917, dated June 19,1900.

Application filed February 10, 1900. Serial No. 4,788.' (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN B. BOLTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented a new and useful Loom-Seat, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to seats, and more particularly to a folding seatadapted to be se cured to the frame of a loom or other article; and itconsists in the improved construction and novel combination of parts ofthe same, as will be hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which the samereference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in each of the views inwhich they occur, Figure 1 is a broken plan View of my seat in positionupon a portion of a loom, the seat properbeing shown in two positions.Fig. 2 isa perspective view of the base to which the seat is applied.Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the shank or hinged portion of the seat.Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views, and Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional detailview.

Referring more particularly to the4 draw ings, 1 indicates the base, bymeans Of which the seat may be adjustably secured in posi tion, as to aportion of the framework 2 of a loom. The upper end of the base ispreferably provided with a head or shoulder, in which is formed a grooveor recess 3 to fit over a portion of the loom-frame, and the lower endis provided with a toe or projection 4 toV rest against the side of theloom to support the weight of the seat 5, which is pivotally securedthereto. A suitable clamping-bolt 6 projects through the upper end 'ofthe base adjacent to the groove 3, the free end of which is formed intoa hook and extends over the groove for hooking over a portion of theloom and clamping ythe base securely thereto. The lower end of thebase,what I shall call the heel, is provided with two perforated lugs 7,below each of which is formed a shoulder 8. The inner end of the shank9 of the seat is provided with two perforated ears 10, which t upon theoutside of the lugs 7 and are pivotally secured thereto by means of thebolt 11, which passes through the ears and the lugs. Seated upon thebolt between lugs 7 is a coiled spring 12', one end of which engageswith the base and the other end engages with the shank of the seat andnormally holds the 'seat in its inoperative position or parallel withthe base, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. When it is desired to usemy improved seat, the operator takes hold of the seat proper and swingsit from its vertical into a horizontal 6o position, which will cause theshoulders 13,

Vlocated below the ears 10, to engage with the shoulders 8 upon thebase. When in this position, the operator may be seated upon the outerportion of the seat without danger of any part of the seat breaking, asI prefer to construct the parts of cast metal and of suf-V ficient sizeto bear the weight of any operator.

By constructing the parts of cast metal they can be manufactured verycheaply, and by 7o hinging them together and introducing thecoil-spring, which may be of extra strength by making the coil double,the seat will always be normally folded out of the way of the operatorin taking charge of the loom or in passing the seat when applied in anyother position, as behind a counter or other place where it is desirableto give the attendant an opportunity to sit down when not required to bestanding.

Although I have shown what I consider to be a very cheap and desirableform of construction of my improved seat, yet I reserve to myself theright to make such changes and alterations therein as will come withinthe 8'5 scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention,

`what I claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is`

In a folding seat, the combination, with a 9o base, the upper end ofwhich is provided with Aa grooved head or shoulder, and is perforatedadjacent to the groove, of a hook clampingbolt through said perforationthe free end of which is formed into a hook and extends over the groove,and a spring-actuated seat pivotally secured to the lower end of thebaseI in position to be normally folded against said base when in itsinoperative position, substantially as described. Y

JOHN B.y BOLTON'. Witnesses:

CEAS. H. POTTER, L. W. POWERS.

